By Oluwatoyin Adegoke
A middle-aged man, Oluwadamilare Ewedemi, has been arrested by the police in Ijebu Ode area of Ogun State for allegedly sexually abusing and impregnating his daughter five times.
The abuse was said to have begun in 2019, with the suspect allegedly procuring illegal abortion for each pregnancy.
The 21 years old victim (name withheld) reported her father to the Ifo division of the Ogun State Police Command.
According to her, she lost her mother when she was an infant and was placed in a motherless home in Ikeja, Lagos State, by her father, who later took her to Ijebu Ode in 2019 under the pretence of guardianship.
She alleged that her father began sexually abusing her in 2019 and continued the abuse for several years, leading to five pregnancies, which he aborted.
Speaking on the development, the Police Public Relations Officer, Mr Oluseyi Babaseyi, who confirmed the suspect’s arrest, said the suspect would remain in custody and the case had been transferred to the Gender Desk for thorough investigation and prosecution as preliminary inquiries continued.
